Rubus alpinus is a New World species of bramble in the rose family.
It is a perennial plant with purple stems that have curved prickles. The leaves are compound with 3 or 5 leaflets. The flowers are white. The fruits are hairless, the drupelets falling off separately.Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 456Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. Rosaceae. En: Standley, P.C. & J.A. Steyermark (eds.), Flora of Guatemala - Part IV. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(4): 475Macfadyen, James 1850. Flora of Jamaica 2: 7–8
The species grows in Jamaica, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, Honduras, Panama, Venezuela, and the three Guianas.
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